Armed Robots Bad Idea

&clipidIf you haven't seen it, listen for a minute to Mythbuster's Adam Savage on the subject of giving a robot a weapon.

(Adam Savage discusses weaponized robotics)

Science fiction writers also seem to come down on the same side, as far as armed robots are concerned; Philip K. Dick's claws (from Second Variety 1953) and the ED-209 (from Robocop 1987) are just two examples.

Of course, the other point of view has been presented. Consider the intelligent and virtuous Bolo tanks from Keith Laumer's works.